Button-shoe and upper therefor.



J. GROSS. BUTTON SHOE AND UPPER THEREFOR. APPLIZZATION FILED JULY 29.1915.

1,254,039, Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

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BUTTON SHOE A ND UPPER THEREFOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29.1915.

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W/T/VE88E8. l/Vl/EA/TOH 7 1w By ATTORNEYJ JACOB GROSS, OFBROOKLYN, NEWYORK.

BUTTQN-SHOE AND UIEPER THEREFOR.

pe et oii i t r t n Patented Jan. 22, 1918..

Application filed Ju1y29, 1915. Serial No. 42,487.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J A'cois Gross, a citizenof. the United tit-ates, resident of borough'of Brool-:lyn',"county ofKings, city andbtate of New York, have invented a certain new and useful"ll-m i'rovement' in Button-"Shoes and Uppers Therefo'r, -of which thefollow iiig is a specification.

"This invention relates to improvements in.

button. shoes of boots, or other forms of foot coverings.

Theobjects. are

First: ".loreduce the number of seams necessary. inmaking the'upper.

Second: To avoid waste of leather in cutting the upper.

Third: To improve finished. article.

These and further objects will more fully appear from the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, considered together orseparately. I i

1n the drawings,

Figure l is a side view of a board suitable for making my improved upperand for carrying out my improved process;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking upward;

Fig. 4 is a view of one form of blank by means of which my invention maybe carried out;

Fig. 5 is a side View of one form of completed upper embodying myinvention;

Fig. 6 IS a top view thereof, looking downward;

Fig. 7 is a view of the board shown in Fig. l with the blank shown inFig. 4 ap plied thereto but before the blank has been stretched;

Fig. 8 is a similar view, showing the blank completely stretched; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view embodying my invention.

In all views like parts are designated by the same reference characters.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the board 1 is provided with a curvedfront 2. This curved front is substantially the same shape as the curveof the completed upper. Preferably this part of the board is shaped asshown. Associated with the curved edge of the board is a protuberance orspring 3. This spring may be made of any suitable material, such as woodor metal. Preferably I attach it to the board by means of screws theappearance of the of a shoe 4 so that it may be removed and a spring ofdifferent shape or size substituted. The" sprlng is preferably made ofthe shape shown. 7

Itsfront edge is removed" a short distance from the curved edge 'of theboard and isfsubstantially parallel thereto. In" cross section thespring is substantially tri angular so that its highest part issubstantia'lly equi-distant from its front and rear edges.

Preferably the shoe upper is formed ofv leather as shown, orsome'other's'uitable ma= terial which may be stretched. The blank isformed with a part 6, whichI denominate" the flat side and'a'part 7,which'I denominate the full side. The full side is somewhat larger thanthe flat'side for the purposes to be hereinafter referred to. The blankis creased along the line 8. This Fig; 4. shows at 10 the approximateposition of the slit which is made in the blank after it has beenstretched, as will be hereinafter described. It is to be understood thatbefore stretching, the blank is unslitted. When so creased it is placedin position upon the board as shown in Fig. 7. Then in this position thefull side 7 of the blank will be on that side of the board which carriesthe spring 3. The blank will then be worked and stretched against theboard so that the creasing line 8 will be made to assume the curve ofthe front 2 of the board. At the same time the full side 7 of the blankwill be stretched over the spring 3 so that a fullness 9, see Fig. 8,will be produced.

lVhen completed, the blank will be sub stantially as shown in Fig. 8,the side 6 having substantially the same superficial dimensions as theside 7. To permit this to be done the side 7 should be cut suliicientlylarge so that it will be the proper size and shape after being stretchedto includethe fullness. The blank is now slit at 10 at about theposition of the dotted line in Fig. 4 and the solid line in Fig. 5. Thetwo parts of the full side 7 adjacent to the slit will then beoverlapped, see Figs. 5 and 6. In these views the complete shoe upper 11is shown, with a button-hole flap 12, this button-hole flap being formedof the fullness 9 overlapping the cut edges after the slit 10 is made.That portion of the upper which is overlapped by the flap 12 forms thebutton flap and is of appreciable width for its entire length to allowfor moving the button to adj ust the shoe to fit feet of. differentsizes. The boot or shoe upperthu's produced is attached to the soleand-heel as shown in Fig. 9. Thisfigure illustrates a shoe or boot witha one piece upper integral with the vamp and with the integralbuttonfia'p; There is only one seam and that is at the back. I

The invention may be modified in many ways. The location of the buttonsmay be anywhere desired. The upper need not be combined with an integralvamp. The shoe ma not necessarily be a high shoe, as shown. he processdescribed is not claimed herein but is made the subject matter of adivisional application filed October 27,1915

' 1 flap being of appreciable width for its entire length to allow formoving the buttons, a fiap carrying a row of buttonholes, said flapsbeing integral with the upper and one overlapping the other, and asingle seam in the upper, said seam being located "at the back of theshoe.

Gupta: 0! this patent may be obtained for 27A b-utton shoe having aleather upper with a seam at the'back, there being a slit at one side ofthe center of the front, and a flap carrying a row of buttons, said flapbeing of appreciable width for its entire 1 length to allow for movingthe "buttons; 7 there being a row of buttonholes at one side of theslit, thepart having the buttonholes therein being integral withtheupperand overlapping the flap. y

v3. A button shoe having a'leather upper with a seam at the back, therebeing: a slit flap carrying a row of buttons, said flap being ofappreciable width for its entire length to allow for moving the buttons,

there being a row of buttonholesat one side of the slit, the part havingthe buttoiiholes therein being integral -with the upper and Ioverlapping the flap, there being no seam in the center of the frontofthe upper.

This specification signed and witnessed this twenty seventh day of July,1 9i1 5.

i GROSS.

Witnesses:

J N0. RoBT. TAYLOR, JOSEPH H. Fo 7 five cents each bvyiaddmsimfi eCommissioner 1mm Washington, D. C. v, 7 y

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